After two exciting days of events and activities, Symphoria 2025 concluded on the 8th of February. SCAC’s flagship literary fest brought together over 200 students from various colleges, showcasing more than 10 engaging events. The fest turned out to be a grand success, leaving participants with lasting memories of creativity, talent, and vibrant energy.

Day 1 started with the inaugural ceremony, with chief guest Bhushan Pradhan. This was followed by a cultural event showcasing a variety of talents. After that, there was a guest lecture by Dr. Sharankumar Limbale, who spoke about his journey as a Dalit writer.

The events and competitions on Day 1 were: Literary Debate, Switch It Up (writing competition), Monologue competition, and Scavenger Hunt.

The day ended with the prize distribution ceremony, with the chief guest for the prize distribution being Ms. Shikha Kocchar. The winners were as follows:

Cultural competition:

Dance winner: Naincy Thaker

Singing winner: Krunal Prabhu

Appreciation: Johan Mathews & Ved Shukla

Literary Debate:

First: Vibha Rajneesh

Second: Tanishqa Jadhav

Third: Aarya Purii

Switch It Up:

1st: Gurnoor Kaur and Sahana Arunkumar

2nd: Khare Shwetha and Ananya Chopra

3rd: Akita Chettri and Pritisha Pingle

Monologue competition:

1st: Alex Rao

2nd: Aanchal Mohnani

3rd: Avani Chaudhary

Scavenger Hunt:

Team no 4:

Bhanukiran Vankamamidi

Lakshh Jain

Sreesangari Menon

Vishal Pal

Day 2 commenced with the first event, the Authors' Meet. The panel of authors who joined us were Dr. Sadanand Bhosale, Ms. Kavita Kane, and Dr. Manohar Jadhav. The discussion explored the role of subcultures in Indian literature, the enduring relevance of mythology in contemporary storytelling, and the challenges of translating regional works while preserving their essence.

The other events on Day 2 were Anime Quiz, Drama Competition, Guess the Drawing, Escape Room, Murder She Wrote, and The Poet’s Mic, followed by the prize distribution and closing ceremony with chief guests Mr. Shtrughna Bhosale (JDR) and Mr. Dattatray Khapal (API). The day ended with an open-air film screening of the movie La La Land, followed by an insightful discussion about the movie.

The winners on Day 2 were:

Drama Competition:

Mishka Maheshwari

Syed Ajwad

Srijal Anand

Prathamesh Vatsyayan

Pritisha Pingle

Guess the Drawing:

1st: Amrutha Karumanchi

2nd: Neesa Gadekar

3rd: Shriya Sardeshpande

Escape Room:

1st Place: Charvie Bhati, Priyal Sualy, Gauri Gogna, Samriddha Ghosh

2nd Place: Danish Patel, Aditya Thombe, Shreya Das, Huzaifa Bootwala

Open Mic:

1st: Afifa

2nd: Veer

3rd: Gauri

Appreciation: Syed Ajwad